April Crafternoon

Since coming up with the idea of "Crafternoon", Heidi has been hosting and planning them.  Recently she passed the torch on to us.  We each chose a month and came up with the theme, planning, and hosting.  It's a lot of work and a lot of fun.  I chose the month of April because I knew I wanted mine to be garden themed and our yard is in full bloom with spring bulbs which makes for a pretty setting.

 I hardly took any pictures because I was busy hosting. We had a seed swap and made garden markers.

 I ended up using a paint pen to decorate a rock. I don't really use garden markers myself.

 And some new seeds were planted.

Happy Halloween 2013

Mid October was a treat.  Heidi hosted her almost monthly crafternoon.  She is the best hostess, thinks of all the details, and makes sure that life as an adult is just as exciting as being a kid...maybe even better!

She made a mix cd of halloween songs and these lovely treat bags.

We had themed food, like these witchy fingers as well as plenty of other yummy treats.

We all came in costume.  You can visit her blog to see some of the other great costumes.  I was going for a Megan Draper look.  She printed out these cute ballots to cast of votes for our favorite costumes.  We made Halloween jewelry and laughed about all sorts of inappropriate things.

Sometimes you have to take a step away from the normal day to day and celebrate being goofy and fun.  That's what holidays like this are all about.  HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Fun With Acorns: Part 2

At our recent crafternoon we made felted acorns. 

The process was quite simple: 

-Dip wool in soapy water

 -Roll gently in the palms of your hands until a felted ball forms

-Let dry

-Glue acorn top to felted acorn

 The result is very quaint and lovely!